When: Tues., July 7, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Charleswood Mennonite Church, corner of Haney and Eldridge (2 blocks from McDonalds on Grant and Haney) in Winnipeg Help support the campaign to end the nearly 50-year old U.S. Blockade of…
Founding Meeting: Solidarity Committee for Iranian Freedom
Solidarity Committee for Iranian Freedom When: Monday, July 6, 7:00 p.m. Where: Workers Organizing Resource Centre, 280 Smith St., mezzanine level More information: 942-5910, iranfreedomwinnipeg@gmail.com
“Free Iran!” Rally
Photo: Getty Images/The Guardian-UK Free Iran! Rally for solidarity and friendship with the people of Iran When: Sat, July 4, 2:00 p.m. Where: University of Winnipeg, corner Portage & Spence Everyone is welcome. The organizers urge all groups in support…
Petition for Nuclear Arms Reduction
A message from AVAAZ.ORG: Dear friends, The only real solution to the proliferation crisis is the elimination of all nuclear weapons worldwide. Sign the petition calling for global zero and bring a powerful democratic voice to the US-Russia summit next…
Stewart blasts former CIA analyst for rooting for bin Laden attack
By David Edwards, The Raw Story, July 2, 2009 Perhaps it’s a form of Stockholm Syndrome. The same person who spent nearly a decade fruitlessly leading the CIA unit charged with finding Osama bin Laden now seems to be rooting…
Anti-war dissent grows in the US military
A Secret History of Dissent in the All-Volunteer Military By Dahr Jamail, Tomgram, June 30, 2009 The All-Volunteer Force (AVF) exists for a reason captured in a study by Colonel Robert D. Heinl, Jr., author of the “definitive history of…